Ask a Tech Teacher

MARCH 22, 2019

Because learning is student-driven rather than teacher-driven, learner-paced rather than unit-paced, technology is critical to the rollout of this approach. Thanks to online tools such as Kiddom , it’s easier than ever to peg student achievement to specific learning standards. What is MBL.

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Neo LMS

JUNE 21, 2022

Most LMSs already have the features to help students plan their learning and achieve their goals. For example, Cathi Allen, the director of studies for The Inclusive Higher Education Certificate Program (IHECP) has noticed that: “Educational technology promotes executive function and independence skills in students. Integrated apps.

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Edsurge

APRIL 25, 2018

In recent years, technology has played a significant role in reshaping the landscape of college teaching, and it will surely continue to do so. In this context, educators must be especially mindful that our uses of technology do not undermine meaningful learning. And doing this requires knowledge about technology and teaching.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 9, 2019

The tool relied on publically released data from Carnegie Learning.) In another recent paper , published this April, researchers led by Anthony Botelho created a wheel-spinning detector using ASSISTments , a free online learning platform that my team at the Worcester Polytechnic Institute developed for math education.

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Edsurge

MARCH 6, 2017

No one wants to feel like a cog in the wheel, especially not when it comes to something as personal as learning. They share how teaching online can involve a surprising amount of passion—and even some tears. EdSurge: I wanted to talk about your Humanizing Online Learning training course. We talk about things like empathy.

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Edsurge

JUNE 9, 2017

Does competency-based education hold the key to providing an equitable learning opportunity to every student? As she puts it, competency-based learning “gives students the chance. Equity was a major driver in implementing competency based learning. It’s everyone getting what they need.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 25, 2016

We all remember classmates who sat in the back of the room, eyes glued to a comic or dog-eared paperback, anything to escape a learning environment that did not—or could not—engage them. But this innovation is at odds with a generations-old notion of what school should look like and it is spurring debate of the merit of online schools.

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Edsurge

JULY 10, 2017

Because trying unfamiliar tools and strategies where children are involved and the odds are uncertain can feel risky and unwise. But the Office of Educational Options at BCPS works hard with its teachers to keep standards high so that students are not merely recovering credits to graduate, but also learning.

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eSchool News

JUNE 8, 2015

Free, personalized online tool makes high-quality content available to all users. As the public education system evolves toward supporting students’ personalized needs, online learning tools have emerged that allow teachers to customize instruction. And this approach is growing.

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Neo LMS

APRIL 5, 2022

An intelligent learning platform (ILP) for schools and universities might be the tool you’ll start using soon if you’re a teacher, academic institution leader, student, or parent. Especially during the past two years, the interest and necessity of online learning have skyrocketed. . LMS-related features.

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MindShift

MARCH 25, 2015

Three main ways schools are attempting this work are through technology use, an emphasis on personalizing learning and moving toward a mastery-based or competency-based evaluation system. ’ Competency education refers to a break from the traditional time-based school model.

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Edsurge

MAY 22, 2017

Enter competency-based learning (CBE), a term introduced in the 1970s when the U.S. What role does technology play? Personalized learning technology seems primed to support CBE models, by allowing students in the same room to work through different content based on their varying skill levels and needs.

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Hack Education

OCTOBER 12, 2018

Each week, I gather a wide variety of links to education and education technology articles. Perhaps the disappearance (and reported murder) of Washington Post contributor Jamal Khashoggi doesn’t seem like an education technology story. ” Not listed: other online degrees simply aren’t hyped the way MOOCs are.

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 30, 2019

For the past ten years, I have written a lengthy year-end series, documenting some of the dominant narratives and trends in education technology. The organization, which was founded in 1994, was best known for its annual Horizon Report, its list of predictions about the near-future of education technology. Um, they do.)

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Hack Education

AUGUST 4, 2017

Pretty sure this is the best MOOC story of the week: “ Russian Underground Launches Online Courses in Card Fraud ,” Infosecurity Group reports. Via Business Insider : “Online learning may be the future of education – we compared 4 platforms that are leading the way.”

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